Rocanville Tiger Sharks bring home hardware in provincial competition
August 11, 2025, 8:10 am
Ryan Kiedrowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Swim Club made a big splash recently with eight members going to provincial competition in Watrous. “We had a pretty successful season,” said Tiger Shark Amiyah Spencer. “Provincials went really well for everybody there. It’s always good to compete against the other swimmers, and there’s lots of small clubs like us, and then lots of big clubs that get to train a lot more than us. So it’s good to compete at the different levels and see where we size up against the others.”
It was a full house in Watrous on the July 26-27 weekend with 137 swimmers from the north and 139 from south clubs converging. The Tiger Sharks would return home carrying 10 individual medals. Spencer claimed four gold and one silver, while Emma Errington earned three gold and two silver. Errington would also go on to break a record set a decade earlier in the 25m Fly, with a time of 14.81 seconds in the girls 11-12 age group.
“She’s an incredible swimmer,” Spencer said of her teammate. In the Girls 100 Free 11-12, Errington placed fi rst with a time of 1:11.74, and also took top spot in the Girls 50 Free 11- 12 with a time of 31.67 seconds. Her silver medal fi nishes were in the Girls 200 IM 11- 12 with a time of 3:07.69, and the Girls 50 Breast 11-12 with a time of 44.44 seconds.
Errington also claimed the Individual High Point Award in her age category. Spencer struck gold in the Girls Fly 18 & Over with a time of 38.18 seconds, the Girls 50 Back 18 & Over with a time of 40.95 seconds, the Girls 100 Back 18 & Over with a time of 1:37.34, and the Girls 100 Fly 18 & Over with a time of 1:48.45. Her silver was earned in the Girls 50 Free 18 & Over with a time of 34.32.
A week previous, the Tiger Sharks traveled to Estevan for the South Semi Finals, which determined who would advance to Provincials.
“The semi fi nal meet the weekend before and you have to be in the top six,” Spencer explained. “They take top six from the north and from the south, so if you place top six in your semi fi nals, then you get to go.”
The summer swim season runs from May 1 to August 1, and Spencer noted it’s a great way for athletes from various sports to get together.
“Most of our swimmers do other sports,” she said. “We have volleyball players, hockey players, basketball, gymnastics, figure skating—everybody kind of does other sports, too. So it’s kind of good that we get to all meet up together in the summer and do one sport together.”
Another interesting aspect is that all age levels are represented.
“It’s amazing to do different ages, because most sports you don’t get to compete with and practice with different ages,” Spencer said. “We’re a good little group, I always look forward to practices!”
Spencer has been involved with the Tiger Sharks for three years and is the oldest member of the team, competing in the 18 and Over category.
“I’ve met so many people through swimming, and it’s always so good because you get to chat with people not quite your age,” she said. “In the 18-plus category, you have anybody who’s over the age of 18, so we get to meet lots of different people from lots of different places.”
Spencer is preparing to make tracks for university in Newfoundland this month where volleyball will be the reigning sport on her calendar, but she will also be counting down the days until the 2026 swim season begins.
“I’ll be home next summer, and have been convinced to come back to the Tiger Sharks, so I’ll be swimming in again next year,” she said.
